Brief Summary
Okay ji, here's the summary of the Tortoise and the Eagle story. Basically, it's about a tortoise who wants to fly, makes a deal with an eagle, and learns a hard lesson about being happy with what you have and not using others.
- Tortoise wishes to fly like an eagle.
- Eagle agrees to fly him around.
- Tortoise becomes arrogant and gets dropped.
- Tortoise learns to be content and not use others.
Tofu is trying to pluck fruits from a tree but can't reach them. He wishes he could fly. Tia tells him that wishing is okay, but you gotta think about the consequences. She then starts telling him a story about a tortoise and an eagle to illustrate this point.
A tortoise is chilling by the river, watching birds fly. He starts wishing he could fly like them and see the world from up high. An eagle overhears him and asks why he wants to fly when he should be happy with what he has. The tortoise says he wants to fly to avoid crawling.
The eagle asks what he'll get in return for taking the tortoise flying. The tortoise promises riches of gold from the Red Sea. The eagle grabs the tortoise and flies him high up in the sky, showing him all the beautiful scenery.
While flying, the tortoise says he wishes his friends could see him flying and get jealous. The eagle is shocked that the tortoise wants his friends to be jealous. The eagle gets angry and drops the tortoise, then asks for his reward. The tortoise admits he was just kidding about the gold.
The eagle is super insulted and decides to teach the tortoise a lesson. The next day, he offers the tortoise another ride. The tortoise agrees. While flying, the tortoise asks why the eagle brought him again after he broke his promise. The eagle says it's because the tortoise wanted to make his friends jealous at the eagle's expense, and then drops him.
The tortoise falls and crashes, but his shell saves him. His friends surround him, and one tells him that dreaming big is okay, but not at the cost of others. The tortoise realizes his mistake and says he should be thankful for what he has and not use others for selfish reasons.
Tia says now she knows what Tofu is trying to do. Tofu says he also learned a lesson: think about the consequences before wishing for something and be happy with what you have. He decides to find another way to pluck the fruits and gets a ladder.
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0:00 [Music] tofu what in the world are you trying to do I am trying to pluck those juicy fruits from this tree but do you think you will be able to pluck them they are so
0:48 high oh I wish I could fly and pluck those fruits I so wish I had wings to wish is not bad but one should be conscious about the consequences come I'll tell you a story The Tortoise and the [Music] eagle a young tortoise was lazing around the riverbank looking at the birds flying in the [Music] sky he stared at them and started thinking out
1:35 aloud I wish I could fly like those birds up high in the sky and watch the beautiful sceneries and beauty of the world from top of the world oh I so wish that nearby an eagle was sitting on a stone listening to what the tortoise was thinking out loud and couldn't resist but ask why do you want to fly you should be happy with what you are gifted with I wish I could fly with no trouble of crawling on the ground so say that you want to fly because you don't want to crawl not because you wish to see the world from the sky anyway what will I get in return for making you fly
2:21 in the sky I'll give you the riches of gold from the Red [Music] Sea so the eagle grabbed the tortoise in its claws and soared up high in the sky making him see all the beautiful sceneries of the world flying higher in the clouds and closer to the Stars it was indeed a mesmerizing moment for the Tores while the eagle was flying over with the River Bank the rest of the tortoise were basking in the
3:10 sun suddenly the toris Flying high up in the sky said I wish my friends could watch me flying so high in the sky I am sure they would get jealous watching me what why would you want your friends to get jealous of you I want them to see that I can fly and they can not it's such a nice feeling what an evil friend this tortoise is thought the eagle with this the eagle dropped him on the ground and asked for his treasure Now give me my reward there is no reward I was just kidding about the gold so that you could
3:57 take me for a ride and with this the toris left the eagle couldn't tolerate his insult and decided to teach him a [Music] lesson so the next day the eagle went to the tortoise and said hey would you like to go for a sky ride again yes sure I would love [Music] to the eagle once again picked him up and cl clenched him in his claws the tortoise while enjoying the ride said to the eagle why did you bring me again for the ride even though I
4:44 Dishonored my promise of rewarding you that's because tortoise you wish to make your friends jealous but at my cost and now I'll let you enjoy the Free Fall the eagle lets his claws loose and the toris went falling down screaming for help and flying no longer he crashed on the ground with a thud thanks to his shell he didn't get injured soon his old friend surrounded him and said hey a young friend you wanted to see the world from high up in
5:29 the sky to dream big is not a sin but to dream it at the cost of others is just not justifiable I have learned my lesson now I should be thankful to God for what I am blessed with it was my shell only that saved my life I should be happy with what I have and also should not use others for my selfish reasons I surely have leared my lesson Tia now I know what you are trying to to say I learned a lesson too one should think about the consequences before one wishes for something I should be happy with what I
6:17 am blessed with I should rather look for an alternative to pluck those fruits wait I'll get a ladder tofu you learn things quite fast [Music] for your favorite Rhymes stories and more join kids Hat Family subscribe here
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